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enSPIP - www.spip.netUS-SA free trade deal still on trackhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sa-free-trade-deal-still-on
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sa-free-trade-deal-still-on2010-03-16 03:18:41text/htmlen
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USSACU
16-Mar-2010
<p>Negotiations for a free trade deal between the Southern African Customs Union and the US are not "dead and buried", a US Embassy official said yesterday.</p>
US pulls the plug on Sacu dealhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-pulls-the-plug-on-sacu-deal
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-pulls-the-plug-on-sacu-deal2009-06-05 02:59:59text/htmlen
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USSACU
05-Jun-2009
<p>There has long been talk that the US was preparing to walk away from talks on the proposed agreement, and the speculation finally ended last month when the US government announced that it would not revive negotiations.</p>
US will not reopen Sacu trade deal talks https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-will-not-reopen-sacu-trade-deal
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-will-not-reopen-sacu-trade-deal2009-05-13 01:02:15text/htmlen
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USSACU
13-May-2009
<p>The US government said yesterday it would not revive talks on a free trade agreement with southern African countries.</p>
Tradeoffhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?tradeoff
https://www.bilaterals.org/?tradeoff2008-12-02 22:14:23text/htmlen
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USSACUAGOASouth Africa
02-Dec-2008
<p>Global euphoria over the election of Barack Obama as US President George Bush's successor has been tempered somewhat by the realisation that the Democrats have not historically been overly keen on free trade.</p>
SA Customs Union may resume talks with the UShttps://www.bilaterals.org/?sa-customs-union-may-resume-talks
https://www.bilaterals.org/?sa-customs-union-may-resume-talks2008-11-06 23:46:12text/htmlen
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USSACU
06-Nov-2008
<p>A high-ranking government official has hinted that the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) may resume free trade talks with the US following the election of Democratic candidate Barack Obama to America's high office. Trade and Industry Director-General, Tshediso Matona, says Obama's election can result in a mutually beneficial trade term with the US.</p>
US, African countries sign first trade agreementhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-african-countries-sign-first
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-african-countries-sign-first2008-07-17 08:42:26text/htmlen
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USSACU
17-Jul-2008
<p>Trade ministers from the United States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed Wednesday their first Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA).</p>
Sacu-US to pursue scaled-back trade talks after FTA process ceaseshttps://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-us-to-pursue-scaled-back
https://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-us-to-pursue-scaled-back2006-11-22 04:17:23text/htmlen
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IndiaUSEUSACUSouth Africa
22-Nov-2006
<p>The South African Customs Unions (Sacu) has formally accepted an offer made by the US government to progress a so-called trade and investment cooperation agreement (Tica), following the breakdown of the more ambitious free-trade agreement (FTA) talks earlier in the year.</p>
US all-or-nothing position derails free trade talkshttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-all-or-nothing-position-derails
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-all-or-nothing-position-derails2006-11-16 05:45:16text/htmlen
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USSACUSouth Africa
16-Nov-2006
<p>Negotiations towards a free trade agreement with the US have "all but come to a halt", according to Tshediso Matona, the director-general of South Africa's department of trade and industry.</p>
US-Southern Africa free trade pact seen unlikelyhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-southern-africa-free-trade-pact
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-southern-africa-free-trade-pact2006-06-03 01:10:12text/htmlen
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USSACUSouth Africa
03-Jun-2006
<p>The United States and Southern African nations are unlikely to clinch a free trade agreement but will continue talks at a lower level, South Africa's trade minister said.</p>
US-SACU free trade talks hit snagshttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sacu-free-trade-talks-hit-snags
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sacu-free-trade-talks-hit-snags2006-05-15 08:17:50text/htmlen
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USSACU
15-May-2006
<p>The latest round of talks between the US and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (SACU) on a free trade agreement has failed to yield fruits, with many blaming the US for seeking to impose a one-size-fits-all formula.</p>
Departing from USTR, Portman leaves dead US-Southern Africa negotiations behindhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?departing-from-ustr-portman-leaves
https://www.bilaterals.org/?departing-from-ustr-portman-leaves2006-05-05 05:57:11text/htmlen
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USSACU
05-May-2006
<p>Today, as US Trade Rep. Robert Portman stepped down to run the Office of Management and Budget, civil society organizations in the US and South Africa are applauding the rejection of the USTR's efforts to revive the US-Southern Africa Customs Union Free Trade Agreement (US-SACU FTA) negotiations.</p>
Is the US trade agenda coming apart at the seams?https://www.bilaterals.org/?is-the-us-trade-agenda-coming
https://www.bilaterals.org/?is-the-us-trade-agenda-coming2006-05-04 23:56:33text/htmlen
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USSACU
04-May-2006
<p>US activists for trade justice dubbed the week of April 16 as the week of action. By the end of the week, thanks to key events revealing an unraveling of the Bush administration's free trade agenda, trade activists campaigning for a more just global trade system celebrated victory.</p>
US, SACU trade talks proves far-fetchedhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sacu-trade-talks-proves-far
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sacu-trade-talks-proves-far2006-04-22 00:24:52text/htmlen
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USSACU
22-Apr-2006
<p>The US will look for other ways to kick-start investment in southern Africa.</p>
Sacu talks resume with UShttps://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-talks-resume-with-us
https://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-talks-resume-with-us2006-04-20 04:00:07text/htmlen
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USSACU
20-Apr-2006
<p>Interview with Deputy US Trade Representative Karan Bhatia.</p>
US, SA union fail to reach consensus on free tradehttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sa-union-fail-to-reach
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-sa-union-fail-to-reach2006-04-19 01:43:20text/htmlen
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USSACU
19-Apr-2006
<p>The US government and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) have failed to reach consensus regarding the establishment of a free trade agreement. Unrealistic demands by the US government are said to be at the centre of the failed talks.</p>
US refuses to budge ahead of S. Africa trade talkshttps://www.bilaterals.org/?us-refuses-to-budge-ahead-of-s
https://www.bilaterals.org/?us-refuses-to-budge-ahead-of-s2006-04-17 22:47:26text/htmlen
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USSACU
17-Apr-2006
<p>The United States hopes to agree a road-map with southern Africa on reaching a trade pact this week but will not budge on key issues that have previously stalled talks, a top official said on Monday.</p>
'Inflexible US threatens southern Africa free-trade deal'https://www.bilaterals.org/?inflexible-us-threatens-southern
https://www.bilaterals.org/?inflexible-us-threatens-southern2006-03-31 00:28:30text/htmlen
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USSACUSouth Africa
31-Mar-2006
<p>South Africa has urged the United States to be more flexible in negotiations towards a free-trade pact with southern Africa, warning that current talks may fail to secure a deal.</p>
Equitable trade and Southern Africa: A cookie cutter approach will cost lives and livelihoodshttps://www.bilaterals.org/?equitable-trade-and-southern
https://www.bilaterals.org/?equitable-trade-and-southern2006-03-28 00:00:00text/htmlen
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USSACU
28-Mar-2006
<p>Statement of the US-SACU FTA Working Group</p>
No to free trade with UShttps://www.bilaterals.org/?no-to-free-trade-with-us
https://www.bilaterals.org/?no-to-free-trade-with-us2006-03-01 07:53:40text/htmlen
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USSACUAGOASouth Africa
01-Mar-2006
<p>Trade experts say the United States is demanding far deeper market access than South Africa is willing to give, particularly in the area of services that are covered by regulatory protection rather than tariffs.</p>
SACU/US trade negotiations onhttps://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-us-trade-negotiations-on
https://www.bilaterals.org/?sacu-us-trade-negotiations-on2005-09-28 06:13:29text/htmlen
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USSACUBotswana
28-Sep-2005
<p>Botswana's Ministry of Trade and Industry will host a meeting of the Southern African Customs Union and United States (SACU/US) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations this week in Gaborone.</p>